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Paramount promotes 'World War Z' with ... a plush toy?
This post has been updated. See bottom for details. Nothing says epic zombie movie like a plush mouse in overalls. At least that's the premise the marketing people at Paramount seem to have hatched when they agreed to have Jazwares Inc. construct a...
Tags: Marc Forster, Entertainment, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Movies, World War Z (movie)
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Listen to John Mayer's new single, 'Paper Doll'
John Mayer made a lot of noise about moving beyond his tabloid-victim past with last year's revealing, stripped-down "Born and Raised." But if the singer-songwriter learned any lessons about the dangers of kissing and telling, you wouldn't know it...
Tags: Taylor Swift, Apple iTunes, Britney Spears, John Mayer, Verizon Wireless
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E3 2013: David Cage of ‘Beyond Two Souls’ wants industry change
Hero Complex - movies, comics, pop culture - Los Angeles TimesThe Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) is not the best place to sample “Beyond Two Souls,” the upcoming narrative game to […]... -
‘Lone Ranger’ play set coming to ‘Disney Infinity’ video game
Hero Complex - movies, comics, pop culture - Los Angeles TimesWild West-loving gamers can take the reins as the Lone Ranger or Tonto in the newest “Disney Infinity” play set, […]... -
Malibu Barbie gets a makeover from L.A. designer Trina Turk
Los Angeles Times Fashion CriticWith her beach blond hair, cheeky tan lines and chic shades, Malibu Barbie has been a style icon for many a young girl, including this one. Now, more than 40 years after she first hit the pop culture wave, Malibu Barbie is getting a makeover, from Los...Tags: Entertainment Events, Entertainment, Skin Cancer, Fashion Shows, Mattel Inc.
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Kids' cable channel Hub hopes 'SheZow' has magic touch on ratings
Television's latest animated superhero sports a purple skirt and cape, pink gloves and white go-go boots. She is also a he. Meet SheZow, the star of a cartoon debuting Saturday on the Hub, a kids' cable channel co-owned by cable programming giant...
Tags: Entertainment, Starcom Incorporated, Marketing, Discovery Communications, Inc., Morningstar Incorporated
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Russian adoption ban leaves U.S. families in an agonizing limbo
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia — Andy and Bethany Nagel left photos of themselves at the orphanage for the little boy with Down syndrome who was going to be their son. We'll be back, they told 4-year-old Timofey, blowing kisses from the doorway and...
Tags: Saint Petersberg (Russia), Family, Russia, Civil Rights, Justice and Rights
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His big design ideas fit in a child's hand
The gig: Felix Holst is vice president of design for the Mattel Wheels Division and the chief designer behind the Hot Wheels and Matchbox toy car brands. He supervises more than 50 designers who work on toy cars and related products. "We get to engage...
Tags: BBC, Entertainment, Vehicles, Manufacturing and Engineering, Services and Shopping
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‘Mario and Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move’: Five mini-reasons to play it
Hero Complex - movies, comics, pop culture - Los Angeles TimesNintendo this week again turned to its ever trusty Italian plumber for its latest puzzle game, “Mario and Donkey Kong: […]... -
Toy company co-owner sentenced for role in drug money laundering
The co-owner of a City of Industry toy company was sentenced to 14 months in custody for her role in laundering money for Colombian and Mexican drug traffickers in a scheme known as the black market peso exchange. Dan “Daisy” Xin Li, 44, co-...
Tags: Prosecution, Punishment, Criminals, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System
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Stock spotlight: Mattel toys with ways to sell more products
Barbie is vacating her pink Malibu mansion and hunting for international digs. Thomas the Tank Engine is being revamped as an even livelier locomotive. Max Steel, the new kid on the block, is marketed as a "modern day tech superhero." The toy brands,...
Tags: Entertainment, Marketing, Consumers, Prices, New Products
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From American Girl to Trolls, a conversation with DWA's Shawn Dennis
In 1959, Danish fisherman and woodcutter Thomas Dam couldn't afford to buy Christmas presents for his daughter. So he carved a doll based on the legendary Scandinavian troll. This doll wasn't the scary, somewhat evil troll of Scandinavian lore, but a...
Tags: DreamWorks Animation SKG Incorporated, Kung Fu Panda (movie)
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